Close-up of Zack Fine, appearing in The Man Who Couldn’t Dance
Nadine Willig, actor to appear in Lovers and Other Strangers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lynn Saltz
203-222-8971
Play with Your Food Love Theme for Greenwich Performances, February 10th and 11th
Greenwich, CT: January 28, 2010: Valentine’s Day is around the corner and with it comes the inevitable discussions of love and relationships. Love with a twist will be the theme of the upcoming lunchtime theatre series at the Greenwich Arts Council on February 10 & 11, Play With Your Food.
This second in a series of three programs, Play With Your Food has been entertaining Fairfield Country audiences since 2003 with professional readings of one-act plays and lunch. “We always try to present theatre that’s relevant to our lives,” said Artistic Director Carole Schweid. “Maybe that’s why so many of our plays address different aspects of relationships. We relish the challenge of making sure that each time we do, the material remains fresh and enjoyable.”
The “fresh and enjoyable” fare for February begins with a buffet lunch of sandwiches and salads catered by Centro Ristorante at 12 noon, against the backdrop of the Greenwich Art’s Society’s Ninety-third Annual Juried Exhibition in the Bendheim Gallery. Presentations of two short plays follow from 12:30 – 1:30pm in the GAC Meeting Room.
A tender and touching story, The Man Who Couldn’t Dance, written by Jason Katims (Boston Public, Friday Night Lights), examines the missed opportunities and paths not taken by a young couple, affectingly portrayed by Zack Fine and Bethany Caputo.
Originally written in 1968, Lovers and Other Strangers, a smash hit on Broadway and then a film, is a play about love, couples, togetherness and the natural comedy that ensues. Famous comedy team Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna mine relationships, sex, being married, and being a man or woman for the comedic fodder that still makes this wonderfully funny more than 40 years later. Fine and Caputo are joined onstage by Play With Your Food favorites, Fairfield County’s own Nadine Willig and Bob Adrian.
Now in its fifth year at Greenwich Arts Council, Play With Your Food also produces a series in Westport, Fairfield and Newtown. For details of the programs, visit www.playwithyourfood.org The 2010 Greenwich season, sponsored by RBS Sempra Commodities and Starbucks, concludes on March 31 and April 1 with The Trip (Stephanie Keys); Surprise (Mark Harvey Levine) and An Upset (David Auburn), with lunch by Garelick & Herbs.
All Play With Your Food performances at the Greenwich Arts Council, 299 Greenwich Avenue, run from 12 noon – 1:30pm. Paid reservations are required. Tickets are $42/$40 for GAC members, and can be ordered by calling 203.293.88.31 (Monday – Friday, 10am – 3pm), or online at http://www.playwithyourfood.org/.
Lynn Saltz
Business Innovative Strategies International
Phone: 203-222-8971
Fax: 203-222-0186
E-Mail: LSaltz@BISINTL.com
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